Stories

Dumelang Mafumahadi. I hope Women’s Month has been kind to you, and you still have a few more days to make it the best you can. Like Julius Malema said in his speech at the late Mama Winnie’s Funeral “we are flowers of the revolution”. So your existence alone is revolutionary Queen. Embrace it. I…

Firstly… Happy Women’s Day bo ausi! We know we celebrate ourselves everyday but it’s so naarce having a day dedicated to your entire existence… not forgetting how important it is to also remember how the courageous and iconic women of 1956 marched for change and succeeded. Here’s to keeping that spirit alive! Now to share…

I’d always relaxed my hair until I was 16. Then I decided to cut my hair and start growing it naturally. It wasn’t an easy task but it had to be done because after many years of splurging on relaxers, my hair was starting to fall out. When I started growing an afro, I didn’t…

Back in 2007 while I was home from school, watched Precious Kofi on TV….. Her charisma and great personally caught my attention yet above all that it was the big afro that glued me to her show. Growing up having “growth” showing under your relaxed hair was seen as something wrong and that it was…

I’ve been struggling to wrap my head around writing this post especially because ne ke planne such a nice Mother’s Day picnic le Mama Sindo. Last week went fairly well (except the fact that I just wanted my mother close to me). The plan was to go home ( Helibron – my maternal grandparents place,…